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Abraham lincolns hand. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this took place virtually, and the New York Historical society provided the video. Good evening, everyone. It is my absolute delight and pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with my good friend and professional colleague Harold Holzer. And as we said, please feel free to use the q a button at the bottom or the top of the screen and well get to as many questions toward the end. Lets turn our attention to some objects that help us descri...

Objects. Now in the nume realm, particularly the history human, the art, objects, and documents on display have the power to stand in for a larger historical narrative, conveying so much more than what is structurally defining of that object itself. But what about our book, civil war in 50 objects . How did this come about, and how effective is it at conveying the narrative sweep of the civil war in 50 objects . Well, its kind of a tactile history that brings you closer to the lived experience o...

Education committee looks at how to open schools safely in the fall during the pandemic. Members will hear from the Dallas School superintendent, the national pga president , and the pediatrics professor. Watch live at 10 15 eastern on cspan three, online at cspan. Org or listen live with the free cspan radio app. All persons having business before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States have managed to get their attention. Landmark cases. Cspans special history series. Produced in part...

The center is already rocking out but in a matter of hours these heroes will be replaced by rock royalties want to San Francisco orchestra inaugurate the new venue. Its electric around here today. Reporter the warriors president s as crews have been working up until show time to make sure fans have a great experience. He says they had a number of private events to help work out any kinks. It will be a learning curve but we have all the preparation we can to make it as enjoyable as we can. Report...

This new documentary traces the rise of the best selling author hewletts or a Nobel Prize Winner and force of nature Toni Morrison. Before becoming a writer made her way up the male dominated world of new york publishing always fearless she soon realized that she not any of the old white guys was the smartest person in the room. I was more interesting than the critics damper 1st novels with faint praise and condescension one of the early reviews says shes got a great talent one day she wont limi...

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Jay clayton testified before the Banking Committee about a data breach at the agency. He answered questions about the Security Breach at equifax. Today, we will receive testimony from securities and Exchange Commission chairman, jay clayton, regarding the work and agenda of the fcc. Thank you, mr. Chairman, for attending here today. Oversight of the fcc is a critical function of the committee. We have an important threepart mission, to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and efficient mark...

Today, the journey of the st. Louis, how jewish refugees nazi regime were turned away by the u. S. Government. Recognizedtionally day to remember Holocaust Victims is this monday. We are grateful to be joined today by two accomplished historians with the u. S. Holocaust memorial museum. The horrors of the holocaust and the terror visited on the jewish other, along with several targeted groups should never be forgotten. A painful reality is hostility to choose because they are hostility to jews b...

The painful reality is the hostility to jews because they were jewish existed outside of nazi germany at the time. Today we honor the memory of those who perished in the holocaust by hearing about the journey of the st. Louis and we also honor their memory by ensuring such horrors do not continue today. Unfortunately, media reports abound with devastating images of the chemical bombing in syria. Refugees fleeing from the chemical war in syria weighs heavy on many minds. The holocaust itself and ...

If you live in the eastern or central time zones, call us at 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain or pacific time zone, 202 7488001. You can also send us your thoughts on twitter. You can leave a comment on our facebook page. This fight between president elect donald trump and the labor unions started after what appeared to be a victory last week. He had negotiated a deal with a factory in indiana to keep jobs from moving to mexico. That deal became controversial after these comments from a ...